John Fogerty

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Solo career

Fogerty began composing, arranged, and performed all of the instruments as CCR's came to an end. Despite the solo nature of the recordings, Fogerty chose to credit the album to The Blue Ridge Rangers, a band of which he was the sole member.

The eponymous The Blue Ridge Rangers were released in 1973; it spun off the top-20 hit "Jambalaya" as well as a smaller hit in "Hearts of Stone." Fogerty's "The Blue Ridge Rangers" name was used, before he dropped "You Don't Owe Me" b/w "Back in the Hills" was released. "You Don't Owe Me" was a minor success in Canada, losing to make the Hot 100 in the United States, but a commercial flop. 79. Fogerty dropped the "Blue Ridge Rangers" brand and released all his subsequent work under his own name. Fogerty's "Comin' Down the Road" appeared in early 1974, backed by the influential "Ricochet" series.

In 1975, John Fogerty, his first solo album, was released. A sequel was slim, and legal delays were postponed, but it did produce "Rockin' All Over the World," a No. 737. Fogerty has been struck in the United States for 27 people. Status Quo, a British boogie rocker, released their version of "Rockin' All Over the World" in 1977, which became a huge hit and made the song world famous. At the 1985 Live Aid concert, Status Quo performed it.

Fogerty released Hoodoo, an album from 1976. "You Got the Magic" was a single that preceded the album's debut, but it failed. Fogerty said that the album, which had already been printed, had been refused by Asylum Records a few weeks before its scheduled release, and that it was not up to his usual high quality. Fogerty's Asylum Records employee told Asylum Records that the master tapes for Hoodoo appeared in the 1980s.

Fogerty's solo career emerged with 1985's Centerfield, his first album for Warner Bros. Records, which had assumed co-ownership of Asylum's Fogerty's contract with Fogerty. In "The Old Man Down the Road," the centerfield soared to the top of the charts and featured a top-ten hit. To this day, the title track is regularly featured on classic rock radio and at baseball games, but Fogerty's legal issues resulted.

"Zanz Kant Danz" and "Mr. Greed" were reportedly threats against Fogerty's former boss, Saul Zaentz. "Zanz Kant Danz" was about a pig that can dance, but it will "steal your money." Fogerty released a new version of "Vanz Kant Danz" when Zaentz responded with a lawsuit (changing the lead character's name to Vanz). Another lawsuit (Fantasy, Inc. vs. Fogerty) argued that "The Old Man Down the Road" featured the same chorus as "Run Through the Jungle," a Fogerty's song from childhood with CCR to which Fantasy Records also had the publishing rights. Fogerty ultimately prevailed on his appeal, having shown that the two songs were original compositions and also that he was not plagiarizing. Fogerty was initially sued for attorney fees (Fogerty vs. Fantasy). Fogerty obtained his case in the United States Supreme Court after losing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, finding that a trial judge has discretion in awarding fees to defendants or plaintiffs.

Fogerty's All-Stars film on May 31, 1985, Fogerty shot a one-hour music and interview special for Showtime. The setlist featured rhythm and blues tunes from the 1960s, as well as pieces from Michael Anderson's "No Love in You" and Fogerty's debut album Midnight Mission and later recordings with Textones' bandleader Carla Olson. At A&M Records in Hollywood, John Fogerty's All-Stars was shot in front of an audience of Warner Bros. Musicians and other invited guests. Albert Lee, Booker T. Jones, Duck Dunn, Steve Douglas, and Prairie Prince were among the band members.

Eye of the Zombie, the follow-up album to Centerfield, was released in 1986, but it was much less popular than its predecessor. Fogerty performed behind the album but refused to perform any CCR stuff. The Zombie Eye took on a sombre atmosphere, terrorism, and pop stars selling out. Fogerty refused to perform material from the album in concert for more than 20 years after the Eye of the Zombie tour ended in late 1986. However, "Change in the Weather" was included in the tour's setlist for the 2009 season, although the Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again was also re-recorded for the year's solo release, The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again.

Fogerty performed CCR at a concert in Washington, D.C., for Vietnam veterans on July 4, 1987. The show was shown on HBO for the first time. This was the first time Fogerty had performed any Creedence Clearwater Revival songs at a large audience since 1972, aside from a guest appearance at the Palomino and appearance at the 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He appeared on a set of CCR files at Oakland Coliseum for the Concert Against AIDS on May 27, 1989. Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir on guitars, Randy Jackson on bass, and Steve Jordan on drums were all members of his backing band on the night.

At the age of 48, Tom Fogerty died of AIDS complications, specifically tuberculosis, after contracting HIV from blood transfusions during back ailment surgery. When his brother was involved in the royalties scandal, John Fogerty remarked, he was in danger, and the fact that the two brothers were barely talking to each other was the worst part of his life. In fact, Tom referred to Creedence Clearwater Revival's former boss Saul Zaentz as his "best friend" at one point in their last chat together. Given that Zaentz had swindled the band out of millions of dollars and had just recently attempted to sue John, John's reconciliation with him became painfully difficult for him. "We wanted to grow up and be musicians," he said at Tom's funeral. I think we've hit half of the way, becoming rock 'n roll stars.' We didn't necessarily grow up."

Fogerty took inspiration from Mississippi's 1990 visit to visit Robert Johnson's gravesite. Although there, Fogerty had the realization that Robert Johnson was the true spiritual owner of his own songs, no matter what businessman owned the rights to them, and he performed his old CCR music regularly in concert. I am at the Mt. at this time. Skip Henderson, a New Jersey vintage guitar dealer who had established a non-profit corporation, was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Fogerty. The Zion Memorial Fund will dedicate a memorial marker to Johnson. Charlie Patton, James Son Thomas, Mississippi Joe Callicott, Eugene Powell, and Lonnie Pitchford all received headstones from Fogerty, as well as others' financial arrangements.

Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Fogerty refused to perform with his old bandmates and fellow inductees Stu Cook and Doug Clifford during the induction ceremony's musical portion. Fogerty recruited session musicians on drums and bass, and Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson joined Fogerty on drums and bass in their performances of three songs: "Who'll Stop the Rain," "Born on the Bayou," and "Green River," in place of the surviving members of CCR. Springsteen said, "As a songwriter, only a few did as much in three minutes [as John Fogerty]. He was a fatalist, shaggy-haired prophet, and an Old Testament, shaggy-haired prophet. It's also funny. He was tough, he was precise, and he said what he had to say and why he got out of there."

Fogerty returned to the commercial music market in 1997 with the release of Blue Moon Swamp. Zombie and Swamp had been together for longer than his mid-1970s to mid-1980s break. The album was much more popular than Zombie, winning the Grammy for best rock album in 1997. In 1998, a live album titled Premonition of the same lucrative Blue Moon Swamp tour was released to similar acclaim and strong sales. In the 2002 film The Rookie, a track from Blue Moon Swamp named "Blue Moon Nights" was used.

Fogerty was honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. on October 1, 1998.

Fogerty released Deja Vu All Over Again through DreamWorks Records, which had taken over Fogerty's Warner catalog distribution. "Fogerty's indictment of the Iraq War as another Vietnam, another senseless squandering of American lives and power," Rolling Stone said. Fogerty converted ten songs into just 34 minutes on the album.

Fogerty's 30-year association with his former label came to an end in 2004 when the new owners took steps to reinstate royalty rights, but Fogerty had to be released from his Fantasy Records contract in the mid-1970s. Fogerty's return to Fantasy Records in September 2005 made it possible when DreamWorks Records' non-country-music unit was acquired by Geffen Records, which later dropped Fogerty, but he continued to release his earlier solo albums. The Long Road Home (November 2005), a compilation CD combining his CCR hits with solo songs, was the first album released under the new Fantasy brand. The following year, a live CD and concert DVD were released.

In the period after Deja Vu All Over Again, Fogerty's touring schedule increased. Fogerty appeared on the Vote for Change tour in October 2004, appearing in seven of the concerts in the United States swing states. He appeared in a Christmas special video made by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. Fogerty appeared with John Mellencamp in the summer of 2005 and with Willie Nelson in the summer of 2006. He appeared at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London on June 29, 2006, his first headlining British concert since 1972, as part of the tour's European leg. He appeared in Sundsval, Sweden, where 25,000 spectators attended his performance at the town square during the leg. Fogerty played at halftime during the Miami Dolphins/Detroit Lions game and later that evening at the Denver Broncos/Kansas City Chiefs halftime.

Fogerty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005.

Fogerty was named winner of the American Academy of Achievement in 2005 by Awards Council member B.B. King of the United Kingdom.

Fogerty performed an hour long set of 17 songs at the Glastonbury Festival on June 23, 2007, mainly CCR classics. Fogerty performed "Who'll Stop the Rain" at Woodstock as rumored, but he wrote the song inspired by the occasion.

Revival was published on October 2, 2007. Revival debuted at No. 14 in a heavily promoted market by the brand. On the United States, there are 14 on the United States. In its first week, Billboard 200 chart with sales of over 65,000 copies in its first week. Revival had been selected for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album of 2008, but the Foo Fighters took home the grand prize.

Fogerty appeared on the Grammy Awards show on February 10, 2008, alongside Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. He appeared on "Comin' Down The Road" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" respectively, with these rock stars and his touring band.

Fogerty began an Australian tour on March 16, 2008. Surprise guest Keith Urban of Point Nepean, Australia, joined Fogerty on stage on March 22: "Broken Down Cowboy," Fogerty's newest album Revival, and "Cotton Fields" from CCR's album Willy & the Poor Boys.

Fogerty returned to the Royal Albert Hall on June 24, 2008, a venue where he last appeared with CCR in 1971. It was the last concert on his 2008 European tour. This concert was filmed (causing staging issues that enraged some viewers) and was released in 2009.

Fogerty performed his hit "Centerfield" from center field at the new Yankee Stadium's opening-day festivities on April 16, 2009.

Fogerty appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on July 2, 3, 2009, which was sold out for these performances. Despite being named Fogerty with the L.A. Philharmonic, the orchestra began the evening with works by American composers, and Fogerty and his band continued on after intermission, playing only three songs with the orchestra.

Fogerty unveiled The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, a tribute to 1973 solo debut The Blue Ridge Rangers, which appeared on August 31, 2009. "When Will I Be Loved," Bruce Springsteen's 1960 Everly Brothers classic "When Will I Be Loved?" is included on the album. In addition, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit of Eagles performed with Fogerty on a cover of Ricky Nelson's 1972 masterpiece "Garden Party." The album was the first on Fogerty's own label Fortunate Son Records, which is also responsible for Universal Music Group's Verve Forecast Records unit, and also handles the Fogerty/CCR Fantasy catalogue.

Fogerty appeared at Madison Square Garden for the first night of the prestigious 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts on October 29, 2009. Fogerty was called out by Bruce Springsteen of the E Street Band to perform three songs with them. The pair performed "Fortunate Son" for their first song, followed by "Proud Mary," and then they attempted to take on Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman." On November 29, 2009, the show premiered on HBO as a four-hour special.

Fogerty released Comin' Down the Road, a tribute to his 1973 debut at this festival, on November 3, 2009. Fogerty was also nominated for a Grammy Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards. For the song "Change in the Weather," which he performed for The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, he was nominated for the Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance Grammy.

Fogerty was named as a Broadcast Music Incorporated Icon at the 58th annual BMI Pop Awards on May 18, 2010. BMI Icons were selected because of their "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers."

Fogerty started recording Wrote a Song for Everyone in 2011, which was released on Vanguard Records on May 28, 2013. His 68th birthday is April 28, 2013. The album is a collection of hits from his canon of hits performed by other artists. Two new Fogerty-penned songs are included on the album. Fogerty appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 17, 2011. Fogerty appeared at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on November 17 and 18, respectively, as Cosmo's Factory and Green River, respectively, on November 17 and 18. He also appeared at Cosmo's Factory and Green River in Atlantic City on November 17 and 18. He was also featured on the CBS coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, performing several prerecorded songs.

Fogerty's latest song "Swamp Water" debuted over the opening credits of Fox TV's latest Fox TV series The Finder's new Fox TV series The Finder's new Fox TV series "The Finder" in January 2012. Fogerty wrote the song for the show and guest-starred in its first episode. Fogerty revealed on November 12, 2012, that he was writing his memoirs and that his book was due to be published in 2015.

Fogerty performed for several veterans during the 2014 Veterans Days commemoration, "Salute to the Troops" at the White House.

On February 21, 2015, he was a featured artist for the National Hockey League stadium series game between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Fogerty's autobiography, Fortunate Son (Little, Brown & Co.), appeared in October 2015.

Fogerty signed a new recording deal with BMG Rights Management in September 2017, which will include an upcoming album and his solo catalog.

Fogerty: My 50 Years Trip" a taped performance from Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado, appeared on Public Broadcasting Station in November 2019. On December 31, 2019, his most recent appearance was at the Winstar in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remaining performances of his current tour "My 50 Year Trip" have been postponed.

Fogerty, joined by his sons Shane and Tyler and daughter Kelsy, began releasing performance videos of previously released originals and covers while on lockdown during the pandemic in early 2020. The group performed remotely on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, and SiriusXM's Classic Vinyl station, under the brand "Fogerty's Factory." The Fogerty's Factory EP, a collection of seven songs from the remote performances, was released on May 28, 2020, coincident with Fogerty's 75th birthday. On November 20, a 12-track album edition with additional lockdown performances would be released.

Fogerty performed backing vocals on "Scream and Shout," a single by his sons' band Hearty Harbour, which was released on October 19, 2020.

Fogerty unveiled "Weeping in the Promised Land," a gospel-styled single with sociopolitical analysis of Black Lives Matter, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021.

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